This morning, we ticked two more boxes on the must do while in America list. We headed out for a place called Bodie - named after a miner who found gold there but then came to an unfortunate end although the town boomed through the 1880s and 1890s. Now it is a ghost town preserved by the Californian state and is reached by road which is tarmacked except for the last 4 or 5 miles. Perfect for a BMW!
Ghost town - tick in box.
Off road - tick in box.
We spent the morning riding out there, looking around and riding back to Lee Vining before pressing on in the afternoon to reach Lone Pine where we are staying tonight. The ride to Lone Pine was across the high sierra, a bleak landscape with temperatures back up in the thirties, but still snow on the mountains on either side.
We arrived at Lone Pine and found somewhere to stay then went to find somewhere for a drink then on to eat.
Right, I have written enough to block out the last few days riding and I will try and get some pics up too but we are riding through Death Valley tomorrow and even with a 6am start we will be hitting temperatures in the 40s. So the priorities are food and an early night.
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